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Ruction (noun) means a loud argument or fight.
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A loud argument or fight.
"While the U.S. government had a huge fiscal deficit, similar to Greece's, the financial ructions emanating from Athens sent nervous money flocking to the United States, not away."
— Alan S. Blinder, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis (2013)
"Although she acknowledged that the development of an opera house had caused considerable ructions in Australia, she nevertheless implied that its construction was a sort of coming-of-age for the rough antipodeans"
— Ruth Bereson, The Operatic State: Cultural Policy and the Opera House (2002)
"Dad drove and Mum commented on Dad's driving; not too much, but just enough to occasionally lead to ructions."
— Murray C. Morison, Time Sphere (2014)
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Etymology
1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.
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Rhymes for ruction
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of ruction?
"ruction" (noun) means a loud argument or fight.
What is another word for ruction?
Other words for "ruction" include din, ruckus, commotion, rumpus, tumult.
